Alligator

Rob’s Propshop, Amsterdam
for toothpaste–commercial.

Larger than life
the head is ± 60 cm long

2002

± 4 weeks

The Propshop has asked Manimal Works to help with the sculpting and building of this model. I also helped with the making of the teeth, moulds and casting of the model. The head is a mix of a crocodile and an alligator to make the teeth better visible. The animal used fore the walking shots is a real alligator and the model should not differ too much from this animal.
We had to make the head bigger to make it big enough fore a small bird to land and sit in the mouth. The model could open the mouth, move the eyes, raise the head and move the tongue and throat.
Photo's of the living actor-alligator that did the walking in the commercial
Books; Alligators & Crocodiles, Malcolm Penny,
Krokodillen en alligators fascinerend dierenrijk.